OPTIONS FOR SUPPORTED LIVING
Registered charity 1063038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPTIONS
Options supports, empowers and enables people with disabilities to live their lives to the full.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a marginal surplus of 1% for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £11,718,058 and expenditure of £11,559,058. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £4,656,301 in total reserves, of which £2,422,312 is classified as free reserves to cover a minimum of three months of operating costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £2.4m)
“Options policy is to hold reserves equal to 3 months of operating expenditure which equates to £2,000,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration of key management personnel
“The total remuneration of the key management personnel of the charity during the year was £602,831 (2024 - £469,917). The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and the Leadership Team, as listed on the legal and administrative information page. The number of personnel considered to be key management increased from 10 to 12 during the year.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Williamson & Croft Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Options for Supported Living (matched by registered charity number).
CQC provider record: Options for Supported Living — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 02/07/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
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- Options for Supported Living: Outstanding (16/08/2019) · CQC record
- Irene Byrne-Watts
- JULIA ERSKINE
- LIANNE MCGINNES
- LOUISE PATRICIA BARRY
- Susan Elliott · trustee of 2 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OPTIONS FOR SUPPORTED LIVING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a marginal surplus of 1% for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £11,718,058 and expenditure of £11,559,058. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £4,656,301 in total reserves, of which £2,422,312 is classified as free reserves to cover a minimum of three months of operating costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Williamson & Croft Audit Limited.
Who funds OPTIONS FOR SUPPORTED LIVING?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OPTIONS FOR SUPPORTED LIVING as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
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